Month: July 2021

2:13 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. promised 135 pounds would be his best weight yet after campaigns at 126 and 130 pounds. He just might be right. Diaz delivered the most impressive performance of his career Friday in Los Angeles, scoring a unanimous decision over Javier Fortuna to claim the vacant WBC
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Several former and current cricketers along with club franchises wished former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar on his 72nd birthday. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) among others posted their birthday wishes on social media for the legendary batsman. Gavaskar, who is now one of
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12:47 AM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Austin Hill survived a Friday night demolition derby on the dirt at Knoxville Raceway for his first NASCAR Truck Series victory of the year. Hill restarted on the inside beside Chandler Smith on the fourth overtime attempt and pulled away in Hattori Racing Enterprises’ No. 16 Toyota
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12:08 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Shohei Ohtani‘s league-leading 33rd home run of the season Friday night put him in rare company in the history of the Seattle Mariners‘ home ballpark. Ohtani’s solo shot in the third inning off Marco Gonzales soared into the top deck of right field at T-Mobile Park. The
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11:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Philip Anschutz sold his 27% minority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Los Angeles Dodgers co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly in a deal that closed Friday. The transaction was approved by the NBA’s board of governors, according to AEG. “We remain strongly invested in the
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11:09 PM ET With just nine available players, Team USA promoted seven players, including three NBA players, from its Select Team for five exhibition games over the next week. Saddiq Bey of the Detroit Pistons, Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs will be available for minutes if
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3:52 PM ET ESPN News Services An MRI on the right knee of Phoenix Suns forward Torrey Craig revealed no structural damage, a source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Craig’s status on a return is day-to-day. Craig was injured in the third quarter of Thursday night’s 118-108 Game 2 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. He appeared
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9:24 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Hall of Fame hockey player Mike Modano holed out from 205 yards on the par-5 18th Friday for the first albatross in American Century Championship history and a share of the first-round lead with John Smoltz. After managing nine points on nine pars on the
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